Someday, Jaromir Jagr is going to sign with the Montreal Canadiens. Maybe that day is Sunday. Maybe it's Monday. Maybe it's when Jagr's 50. But the whole thing has a feeling of inevitability to it.

For the third straight offseason, Jagr is negotiating with the Canadiens, his agent told TVA Sports. The 41-year-old winger, who split last season with the Dallas Stars and Boston Bruins, is looking for a one-year deal, and has "always wanted to play in Montreal." Most importantly, Petr Svoboda said, the interest is mutual.

Jaromir Jagr could be staying in the Northeast Division, or whatever it's going to be called. (AP Photo)

"Jaromir liked what he saw in Montreal this year. He would like to contribute to their success," Svoboda said, according to a translation of report, which was originally in French.

Jagr, clearly, has lost some foot speed, but he's still in fantastic shape and capable of playing in a top-six, power-play role—he had 16 goals and 19 assists last season with Dallas and Boston. He was also fine in the postseason for Boston, despite not scoring a goal.

Plus, he'd fit with the Canadiens. They have 22 players under contract, more than $4 million in cap space and a glaring need at wing, even with Danny Briere on the roster. Good luck finding a better option on a weak market already picked clean.

Montreal went 29-14-5 last season and earned the No. 2 seed in the Eastern Conference but lost in the first round of the postseason.